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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1936
Page
1
The Star states charges will apply for tributes cards banks resolutions or memorials about the departed. Newspapers limit memorials in news columns to avoid space loss and decline responsibility for safekeeping or return of unsolicited manuscripts.
The article dispels common prenatal superstitions about mother baby contact heart rates birth timing and sex prediction. It notes no neural or blood connection determining nourishment and that birth outcomes and gender are not reliably linked to arms neck cords or signs like a birth veil.
Jimmy Brown faces a tug of change as Miss Bright from the local kindergarten persuades his mother Mrs. Brown to enroll him. Mrs. Brown resists, preferring solid learning over playful activities like dancing and instruments. The exchange highlights debates on early education methods and the value of organized play for child development.
Bruce Catton introduces a review of Charles Morgan's Sparkenbroke from Macmillan priced at $2.73. The article surveys Morgan's grand theme of transcendent ecstasy found in love art and death, tracing a 500 page love affair and the novelist's attempt to capture the hero's creation, love and mortality.
Reporter Paul Harrison recalls taking Jane Withers to a circus in Hollywood with high hopes. The piece contrasts a star's glamour with the circus's appeal, noting Withers' $3500 weekly rate and greater Chicago crowding than the tent show. The column also critiques Morrogan's literary talent, calling it thoughtful and beautifully written but not a great genius.
Jackie Sears escorts Jane, a lively rich girl, through a public circus outing. They meet performers including Wallace Beery and Nick Foran, pose for photos with elephants and chimp Joey, and discuss future acts such as bareback riding and wire-walking amid delighted chaos.
Linda Bourne, a penniless yet socially prominent Newtown figure, fends off love from Dix Canter while courtship with Pete Gardiner deepens. As Pete’s acting dreams stall, Linda’s engagement outlook hardens, and a glamorous actress, Toney Harmon, arrives to shake their quiet town and Linda’s future.
Dan iel W Hoan, Milwaukee’s long serving mayor since 1916, wins another four year term with a sizable majority amid a council split. Though socialist, voters praise his governance reducing corruption and boosting public works while critics call him predominantly a lawyer and administrator. Hoan, born in 1881, rose from kitchen helper to mayor and remains a colorful figure in city politics.
Bodcan No 1 Bro Hollis Purtle pastor of Sec ond Baptist church in Hope preaches a fine sermon at this place Saturday night. Mrs Joe England and children of near Hope visited her parents Mr and Mrs O L Mitchell. Gilbert Fuller and Doyle Bailey made a business trip to Dallas. Last week Mr and Mrs C F Martin and daughter Bobbie Nell Miss Suzanne Sage and A G Fuller attended the Tri State Singing convention at Shreveport La. Sunday. Mrs Obie Fuller and son visited Miss Lula Mitchell with Mrs Claude McConnell. Mrs G BE Fuller and sons Lindell and Denver Lee were dinner guests at Cheater Russet’s. Nellie Jean Bailey spent Sunday with Catherine Jane Mitchell. Mrs Minda Fuller spent weekend with her daughter Mrs D B Bailey. Mr and Mrs Howard Wright and child Edw Earl. Mr and Mrs Leonard Fuller and daughters Maxie Louw and Freda May. Mrs I B Bailey and daughter Nennie Jean spent Sunday with Gilbert Futler and family and Mrs Minda Futler. Mr and Mrs Horace Fuller and son. Mr and Mrs J M Puller spent Sunday with M N Munn of Bortean No 2. Mr and Mrs C A Fuller and daughter Ermel and Mr and Mrs R P Puller spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs C C Mitchell. Mr and Mrs Otis Puller and little son visited her parents Mr and Mrs J S Beckworth. Mrs Buik Sheyman and son Chub and granddaughter Evileen spent Sun.
A visitor in Chicago enjoyed a grand circus parade over a hurdle act, met Jel and Swark who boasted about jumps, and posed with clowns and equestriennes for autographs. She explored the Harlem Belles and fortune teller, then bartered with a concessionaire and lingered at the tent before dusk.
Democrats hope a campaign coin gimmick will aid their next November contest. The piece shows Roosevelt and Garner heads with Heads you win, while the tails side features the GOP elephant with Tails you lose. The note appears amid a local social column recounting Sunday visits and family gatherings in Boreaw No. 2.
Outdoor wardrobe essentials feature a pote shirt with notched collar, shorts and a buttoned skirt in gingham pique seersucker or percale. Patterns range sizes 14 to 21l and 42 to 42. Size 16 needs yardage for blouse shorts and skirt and a coupon offers the pattern with steps.
The Star announces no candidates in the Democratic primary with actions effective July 11, 1936. For County and Probate Judge Ruffin Whiter Frank Rider. For County Treasurer Clifford Franks. For Circuit Clerk Arthur C. Anderson Ralph Bailey.
The standings show city pairings and scores with entries for Little Rock Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis New Orleans Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland St Louis Detroit Washington and other teams. Several entries are incomplete or garbled but indicate varied results across the league.
A man pleaded guilty to drunken conduct in Greenville South Carolina. Judge Aikens suspended the sentence until next fall, offering a time payment option of eleven dollars or ten days in jail, explaining the order must be carried out promptly.
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